Pocketbook or hand-bag



Filed Feb INVENTOR Patented May 19, 1925. y

- UNITED STATES POCKE'FBOOK OR HAND- BAG Application filed February "1, 1924. Serial No. 689,911.

To all. whom may concern: 7

Be it known that I, MAX J. MARYMoN'r,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the-county'of Kings and State of New 'York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocketbooks 'or Hand Bags, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to ladies pocket-books or hand bags and has for its principal object to provide a ladys pocketbook with a pocket adapted to be concealed from view, and to be easily accessible only to the owner of the pocket-book.

Another object of this invention is to equip the pocket-book with a mirror attached inside the pocket-book by flexible means, so that 'thesame can be extended outwardly when used and to provide the'mirror with a frame or other means forretaining an identification card or the like.

Other objects will appear from the'detailed description of this invention In the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters denote corresponding parts, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved pocket-book; Fig. 1 is a rear view of the mirror; Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are enlarged sections of the pocket-book in three different modifications and Fig. 3*. is a section on line 33 of Fig. 3. i

The pocket-book may be of theusual constructionhaving a main pocket a and a main flap 15 adapted to fold over the front face of the pocket-book. Formed in the main pocket is a pocket 10 provided with a flap 11 adapted to fold inwardly into the main pocket and to extend substantially over the entire front wall of said pocket 10 to a point near the bottom thereof, so thatwhen in closing position, its lower edge will be concealed within the'main pocket by the other articles contained inthe latter and thus constitute a secret pocket or one whose existence will not be noticed, when the pocket-book is opened. The flap may be fastened in closing position by invisible fasteners, such as snap fasteners 12 arranged near the lower edge of the flap.

' To facilitate the opening of the secret pocket, when otherarticles are. contained in the main pocket, the fiap 11', according tov the modification shown in Fig. 3, instead of-being fastened to or made an integral part of the rear wall of the secret pocket," as in the firstmodification, may be attached to elastic bands 13, which are fastened to the bottom of the pocket-book and arranged between two layers 14 of material forming the rear wall of the secret pocket. These two layers form a sort of a sheath for saidelastic bands and for'the flap 11' or the major portion thereof,xwhen in contracted or opened position. On unbuttoning the flap, the same, through the action-of.the-- elastics, will automatically unfold the secret pocket.

A suitable grasp 15 in form of "a strap or the like may pocket.

But in both above described modifications, the manipulation of the flap, particularly when the main pocket is filled with other articles, will be more or less inconvenient.

To obviate this objection, I prefer to use the secret'pocket to be extended outwardly.

from themain pocket, when in use; The

pocket, in this case, is complete in itself, be,

mg composed of side and end walls 16- 16 and a flap 18 folding over the front Wall of thapocket and extended so as to fold around the bottom thereof to be capable of being fastened by the usual snap fasteners 19 or the like tothe lower part of the rear wall 16' of the pocket. To retain-it in position in the main pocket, snap fasteners 20 or other suitable means may be provided, preferably near the upper edge of the rear wall of said pocket, whereby it may be fastened to a stationary part of said pocketbook, as for' instance, a wall of an intermediate pocket 21 or of the main pocket. hen it is desired o; open the secret pocket, the "snap fasteners 20 will'first be opened, thereupon the secret pocket will be bodily withdrawn .or extended from within the main 'pocket, thereby exposing the fastened end of the flap, which could then be easily. reached and unfastened without disturbing the articles contained in'thev main pocket. 1

The space 27 between the rear wall of the secret pocket and the front'wall of the main pocket, as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, or the auxilbe provided at the lower; end of the flap 11, (11'), which will facilitate the closing and opening of thesecret 1,538,518 'PATENT'OFFICE.

iarypocket 21 4 may serve to hold 4 a mirror 28;; This atter is attached in said space or auxiliary pocket by flexiblemeans,

such as-a band 29, ribbon or the'like, of a "length suflicient to permit the mirrorto' be extended outwardlyywhen it is desired tov use the same; The mirror, which ma be of usual construction, is formed on its ack face with a frame 30 made of leather strips 31 or the like and which serves as'retain- What I claim is 1. In apocket-book, a secret pocket flexibly attached therein to be extensible outwardly and means foldable around the bottom of said pocket and capable of concealably'locking the .latter. a

2. a pocket-book, a secret pocket flexibly attached therein to' be extensible out wardly, locking means foldable around the bottom of said pocket'and means for retaining said pocket in position pocket-book, when not extended,

3. In a pocket-book, a pocket having, 21

within .flexible means for itsattachment inside 'said pocket-bookto permit it to be extended outwardly from said pocket-book, a flap for closing said pocket adapted to fold around the bottom ofsaid ocket, fastening means- 'for fastening said said pocket and fastening means near the ap to the rearwall of upperend of said pocket for retaining the latter in the pocket-book, 'when not extended.

In testimony. whereof I aflia: my signature in' presence of two witnesses.

MAX J. M RYMONT.

v Witnesses.

MAX D. ORDMANN, J osnrrr T. MCMAHON. 

